February 10 2016
Nothing quite turned
out as expected! Indi did not take
the new job because it was falsely advertised and was not full time but she did
get concussed coming off her horse so Bo looked after most of the work on the
farm whilst Edd and I had four days in Tassie. I feel awful about giving Bo extra work but we did have a
fabulous time.
out as expected! Indi did not take
the new job because it was falsely advertised and was not full time but she did
get concussed coming off her horse so Bo looked after most of the work on the
farm whilst Edd and I had four days in Tassie. I feel awful about giving Bo extra work but we did have a
fabulous time.
Al met us off the
plane in Launceston and dropped us off at the motel where we had booked. Luckily it was at a place with
easy access everywhere and we were on the third floor on a hill and could see
all the area spread out before us.
Al took us for a walk up the gorge on the edge of the town that was very
spectacular, and then we had a lovely evening meal of fish by the waterside.
plane in Launceston and dropped us off at the motel where we had booked. Luckily it was at a place with
easy access everywhere and we were on the third floor on a hill and could see
all the area spread out before us.
Al took us for a walk up the gorge on the edge of the town that was very
spectacular, and then we had a lovely evening meal of fish by the waterside.
The next day we found
a beach up where the inlet meets the sea. The weather was perfect, the sand was
golden and the sea turquoise so we walked along in the waters edge and
relaxed. In the evening we
were invited to Al’s exhibition profiling the individual projects that the
members of the workshop had taken on. They were very varied. I liked the nomadic garden idea. Gradually as we spent time with
Al we were able to understand more of what he had been doing. It was complex, and based round
the premise of unsettlement. The
students were confronted with the facts about our present situation as a
species on earth and our trajectory towards collapse, and then asked to make
meaning in their lives by changing something. Anyway, I think that is what I understand.
a beach up where the inlet meets the sea. The weather was perfect, the sand was
golden and the sea turquoise so we walked along in the waters edge and
relaxed. In the evening we
were invited to Al’s exhibition profiling the individual projects that the
members of the workshop had taken on. They were very varied. I liked the nomadic garden idea. Gradually as we spent time with
Al we were able to understand more of what he had been doing. It was complex, and based round
the premise of unsettlement. The
students were confronted with the facts about our present situation as a
species on earth and our trajectory towards collapse, and then asked to make
meaning in their lives by changing something. Anyway, I think that is what I understand.
Al leant us his car
and on Saturday we drove up the centre of Tasmania and spent the afternoon with
our friends in Hobart. It is
always good to catch up with friends and they had some good news because they
have finally sold their spare house.
It was impossible to fit all we had to talk about into the time but we
did our best.
and on Saturday we drove up the centre of Tasmania and spent the afternoon with
our friends in Hobart. It is
always good to catch up with friends and they had some good news because they
have finally sold their spare house.
It was impossible to fit all we had to talk about into the time but we
did our best.
Sunday was different
again. We met up with Al and all
went up to Cradle Mountain for the day.
The park is serviced with shuttle buses that go round picking people up
and dropping them off. This
is a really good idea because it kept most of the cars well away from the park
but meant that everyone could choose the length of walk they wanted from zero
to days. The most used walks
all had wooden board walks. I
usually hate this but the vegetation was so different and special I could see
that walking on it would soon destroy what everyone wanted to see.
again. We met up with Al and all
went up to Cradle Mountain for the day.
The park is serviced with shuttle buses that go round picking people up
and dropping them off. This
is a really good idea because it kept most of the cars well away from the park
but meant that everyone could choose the length of walk they wanted from zero
to days. The most used walks
all had wooden board walks. I
usually hate this but the vegetation was so different and special I could see
that walking on it would soon destroy what everyone wanted to see.
There were big round
mounds of golden Button grass, weird trees like yuccas, wiry blue grass by
creeks and carpets of an alpine fern.
We ate lunch on a gravel beach by a beautiful lake. Al had cleverly brought wine, olive
bread, basil and locally smoked salmon, which got us envious glances from other
passing walkers. Once again the
weather was perfect and we had an amazing day.
mounds of golden Button grass, weird trees like yuccas, wiry blue grass by
creeks and carpets of an alpine fern.
We ate lunch on a gravel beach by a beautiful lake. Al had cleverly brought wine, olive
bread, basil and locally smoked salmon, which got us envious glances from other
passing walkers. Once again the
weather was perfect and we had an amazing day.
Back at the farm most
things had survived. We have eaten
the years first meal of runner beans and the pumpkins we planted in the new
grow bed have gone mad and are climbing out everywhere. We have put up another section of
the new grow bed and today we have started to fill it up with goat manure and
other stuff.
things had survived. We have eaten
the years first meal of runner beans and the pumpkins we planted in the new
grow bed have gone mad and are climbing out everywhere. We have put up another section of
the new grow bed and today we have started to fill it up with goat manure and
other stuff.
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